Week 6 · U6
Passing and link-up play
Objectives — what the players will do
- 1Pass with the side of the foot, like a gentle push
- 2Look at a friend before passing to them
- 3Call a name, then pass — every pass has an address
Play 1 — starts when the second player arrives
Find a Friend
Everyone dribbles their own ball anywhere. When the coach shouts "PING!", pass to the nearest friend, then find a loose ball and keep dribbling. Great arrival game — kids join in the moment they walk up.
Practice — the one taught activity of the night
Passing Gates
Pairs, one ball, cone gates about two big steps wide scattered everywhere. Score a point for every pass through a gate to your partner, then run together to a NEW gate. How many gates can you score in one minute? Play three rounds and try to beat your own score.
Wider gates, partners closer together, and let them stop the ball before passing back.
Points only count with the other foot, or play Monkey in the Middle: three friends passing, one gentle monkey trying to touch the ball.
Play 2 — always finish playing the real game
4v4 — Helper Goals
Normal games, but a goal that comes after a pass counts DOUBLE. Shout out the passer as loudly as the scorer: "What a pass, Mia!"
Key coaching points — in your own words
- ·Pass with the side of your foot — a gentle push, not a big boot.
- ·Look at your friend first. Then pass.
- ·Say their name! "Sam, here it comes!"
- ·A pass is a present to a friend — wrap it nicely.
Shrink the space and add a wandering coach-monkey who tries to pinch loose passes.
Freeze the game: passer and receiver stand still until the pass is away.
Game-day focus — watch for this on Saturday
Count passes out loud from the sideline and cheer each one. Diamond: wide players spread big to give the passer someone to find. Everyone defends, everyone attacks, rotate spots.
Message to forward to your parents
Passing week! Your child learned that a pass is a present to a friend. Ten gentle passes back and forth in the yard is the perfect homework — and it is fun.
This week's two videos
Prep the night before; copy the activity on the field.
10 Best Soccer Passing Drills for U8, U10 and U12 | Fun Soccer Drills by MOJO
Watch the night before to understand the idea
Your drill bank for the whole month — watch before Week 1 and pull the simplest passing games (Gates Passing, Numbers Passing) as your Practice-phase activities. Everything here fits the fun-and-maximum-touches mandate for this band. Reframe each game with LINK-UP language: pass, then move to help your friend.
Watch on YouTubeSimple Passing Drills — U4–U9
A drill you can copy on the field
Quick crash-course of passing games for the youngest players — the first 'pass to a supporting angle' habits for Weeks 3–4.
Watch on YouTube